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117 episodes
San Juan River Peaks Among Earliest on Record
One of the earliest San Juan River peaks on record has whitewater guides and river engineers watching closely. Here is what it means for rafting and recreation this summer in Pagosa Springs.By Christi BodeWatch this story at
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of May 26, 2026
There are several events happening in Durango this week including the Durango Bluegrass Train, the 43rd Annual Animas River Days at Santa Rita P...
Voices of the Past: Remembering the Sheepherders of the San Juans (Part 2)
Long before the roads came to Southwest Colorado's high country, the San Juan Mountains were shaped by the labor and lives of Hispano and Basque sheepherders who drove their flocks through these rugged passes each season. In this video, Peggy M...
Farmington Museum Celebrates Lowrider Culture
Farmington Museum is hosting the Smithsonian's "Lowrider Culture in the United States" traveling exhibit through July 25, 2026. The museum added its own touches: t...
Voices of the Past: Remembering the Sheepherders of the San Juans (Part 1)
Southwest Colorado's mountains are celebrated today as a playground — but for Peggy Montaño, they have always meant something more. As a descendant of Hispano sheepherders with deep roots on both sides of her family in northern New Mexico and t...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of May 19, 2026
Durango has a busy Memorial weekend ahead with the 23rd Annual Downtown Clean Day on Friday, May 22, the Iron Horse Bicycle Clas...
Bestselling Author Louis L'Amour's Unfinished Novel Published
Skyring Water is a Cold War thriller bestselling author Louis L'Amour wrote around 1960 but never published. After L'Amour's death in 1988, the manusc...
Music in the Mountains Celebrates 40 Years
Music in the Mountains is celebrating its 40th anniversary season this summer, running July 9th through August 2nd across the Four Corners region. What started in 1987 with just 11 musicians has gr...
Locally Raised, Nationally Proven: How a Farmington Local Became an Off-Road Legend
Today we're spotlighting one of Farmington's finest — Loren Healy, a born-and-raised San Juan County native who turned a love of desert rock crawling into a full-blown professional motorsports...
Sit Down With the Garden Guys
The Garden Guys are back with practical advice for Southwest Colorado gardeners. Tom Bartels and Darrin Parmenter break down planting timing, drought prep, compost versus fertilizer, and what ...
iAM Music Fest Celebrates 11 Years of Live Music
iAM Music celebrated its 11th annual Music Fest in downtown Durango from April 30th through May 3rd, bringing 25+ artists across eight stages throughout the city. Founded in 2015, every ticket sold supports iAM...
Farmington's New Hospital Sees Instant Community Support
A new hospital is now open in Farmington, New Mexico — and the community response has been nothing short of remarkable. Exceptional Community Hospital celebrated its ribbon cutting after more than fou...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of May 5, 2026
It's a great week ahead in Durango with the 4th Annual Manna Plant Sale running Friday and Saturday, May 8th and 9th, the first Durango Farmer...
Voices of the Past: Saving a Castle in the Clouds (Part 2)
High on the slopes of Galena Mountain at 12,500 feet, the Old Hundred Mine's 1908 boarding house stood as a testament to the audacity of Colorado's early miners — until decades of heavy snow and neglect brought two-thirds of its roof caving in....
Voices of the Past: Saving a Castle in the Clouds (Part 1)
Beverly Rich was born in Silverton in 1950 and has been involved with the local Historical Society since she was 14 — making her one of the most dedicated keepers of San Juan County's storied past. In her article, Rescuing Relics: Extreme Prese...
What's Happening Around Durango | Week of April 28, 2026
It's a packed week ahead in Durango with the iAM Music Fest taking over downtown April 30th through May 3rd featuring 25 plus artists across eight venues. On May 1st, the
Remembering Ben Nighthorse Campbell
On what would have been his 93rd birthday, friends, family and fellow leaders gathered in Ignacio on April 13th to honor the life and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Those who knew him best reflect on a man who transformed Native American re...
FLC Nutrition Program Opens New Career Pathways
Fort Lewis College has launched a new dietetics program, clearing a key milestone toward national accreditation and opening new career pathways for students across the Four Corners.By Sadie Smith. Watch this story at durangol...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of April 21, 2026
A packed weekend ahead in Durango! The Durango Wine Experience kicks off Friday April 24th with a Walkabout Tasting through downtown from 4 to 6:30 PM, followed by the Grand Tasting at Buckley Park on Satu...
Voices of the Past: Colorado's Wild History: A 150-Year Wildlife Story (Part 2)
Southwest Colorado spans dramatic terrain from desert floors to towering mountain peaks — and the wildlife that call it home have a story as compelling as the landscape itself. By the late 1800s, bighorn sheep, elk, deer, turkeys, and native tr...
Voices of the Past: Colorado's Wild History: A 150-Year Wildlife Story (Part 1)
Retired Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager Patt Dorsey spent 28 years protecting the wildlife of Southwest Colorado. Now, in honor of Colorado's 150th birthday, she's telling the region's untold wildlife story — digging through old biological ...
Maria's Bookshop Hosts Second Annual Read-a-Thon
Maria's Literary Foundation is hosting its second annual Read-a-Thon from April 10th through April 20th, raising funds for the Reading Room — a free bookshop and reading nook f...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of April 14, 2026
Three events worth putting on your calendar this week — an Arbor Day Celebration at the Durango Recreation Center on April 17th, Durango's Earth Day cel...
